George Clooney reacts to Donald Trump calling him ‘fake movie actor’

George Clooney shared his response to President Donald Trump calling him a ‘faux movie actor,’ revealing that it does not trouble him. 

Trump criticized the 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor final summer season after his New York Times op-ed known as for Joe Biden to withdraw because the Democratic presidential nominee. 

‘So now faux movie actor George Clooney, who by no means got here shut to making an important movie, is getting into the act,’ Trump said on the time. ‘He’s turned on Crooked Joe just like the rats they each are.’ 

However Clooney — whose unlikely marriage confession sparked fan alarm on Monday — shared he’s not involved by the remark. ‘I don’t care,’  Clooney mentioned in a brand new interview with CBS Mornings.

‘I’ve recognized Donald Trump for a very long time. My job is just not to please the President of the United States. My job is to attempt to inform the reality after I can and when I’ve the chance.’ 

‘I’m effectively conscious of the concept that individuals won’t like that… individuals will criticize that. Elon Musk has weighed in [about me],’ George continued. ‘That is their proper. It’s my proper to say the opposite facet.’ 

George Clooney, 63, mentioned he ‘does not care’ that President Donald Trump known as him a ‘faux movie actor’ in a brand new interview with CBS on Monday

Trump criticized the Oscar-winning actor final summer season after his New York Times op-ed known as for Joe Biden to withdraw because the Democratic presidential nominee

In March, Trump slammed Clooney as a ‘second rate movie star’ as he hit out on the Hollywood legend for feedback he made on 60 Minutes.

Clooney appeared on the information program to promote his Broadway debut as famend journalist Edward R Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck when he took purpose on the Trump administration.

Clooney spoke about his resolution to drop his support for Biden – accusing the Democratic Party of ‘cowardice’ and protecting up the ex-president’s ailing well being whereas claiming he was compelled to ‘inform the reality’ in a bombshell op-ed calling for him to step down.

The president shortly responded on Truth Social to blast Clooney and the function he performed in Biden’s demise.

‘Why would the now highly-discredited 60 Minutes be doing a complete “puff piece” on George Clooney, a second-rate movie “star” and failed political pundit,’ he wrote.

‘He fought arduous for Sleepy Joe’s election, after which, proper after the Debate, dumped him like a canine. Later, I assume underneath orders from the Obama camp, pushed all out for “Kamala,” solely to quickly notice that this was not going to work out too effectively.

’60 Minutes even fraudulently inserted faux solutions into her disastrous interview, and simply earlier than Election Day, in one of the vital embarrassing and dishonest occasions in broadcast historical past,’ Trump said, reiterating claims he made in his $10 billion lawsuit against the network.

‘And now George Clooney once more? His press agent ought to be making a fortune!!!’

The actor was requested point-blank about his resolution to publish a damning op-ed within the New York Times over the summer season entitled ‘I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee’ – and whether or not he would nonetheless write the essay if he had recognized Trump would win in opposition to Harris.

‘I’ve recognized Donald Trump for a very long time. My job is just not to please the President of the United States. My job is to attempt to inform the reality after I can and when I’ve the chance,’ he mentioned

‘I’m effectively conscious of the concept that individuals won’t like that… individuals will criticize that. Elon Musk has weighed in [about me],’ George continued. ‘That is their proper. It’s my proper to say the opposite facet’; Musk pictured in 2024

‘So now faux movie actor George Clooney, who by no means got here shut to making an important movie, is moving into the act,’ Trump said on the time. ‘He’s turned on Crooked Joe just like the rats they each are’

In March, Trump slammed Clooney as a ‘second fee movie star’ as he hit out on the Hollywood legend for feedback he made on 60 Minutes 

The actor was requested about his resolution to publish a damning op-ed within the New York Times over the summer season when he known as for then-President Biden to drop out of the race for president

Clooney has mentioned he noticed Biden at a Hollywood fundraiser in June 2024 and ‘was shocked’ by his psychological acuity on the time

‘Yeah, I’ll make it kinda straightforward,’ mentioned Clooney, a lifelong Democrat and the son of a journalist.

‘I used to be raised to inform the reality.’

He defined that he noticed Biden at a Hollywood fundraiser in June 2024 ‘and I used to be shocked’.

‘I really feel as if there was a variety of profiles and cowardice in my get together by all of that, and I used to be not happy with that and likewise I believed I had to inform the reality,’ Clooney mentioned.

He reaffirmed that ‘I’ve at all times favored Joe Biden and I like him nonetheless,’ however mentioned that his apparent incapacities made it inconceivable to defend his report.

Elsewhere in Monday’s interview, the actor made an uncommon marriage confession. Clooney has been married to human rights lawyer Amal Clooney for over ten years, and the movie star continues to be standing by his claim that they have never had an argument.

The actor confessed to Gayle King on CBS Mornings that he and Amal, 47, have but to butt heads, elevating questions amongst followers.

George recalled his final go to to the present, noting that the final time he appeared he additionally mentioned the identical factor.

‘I keep in mind we have been right here with you as soon as earlier than and I keep in mind we mentioned we might by no means had an argument. We nonetheless have not. We’re making an attempt to discover one thing to struggle about!’ the movie star mentioned to Gayle.

Adding: ‘I really feel so terribly fortunate to have met his unimaginable lady. I really feel as if I hit the jackpot. There is not a day that goes by the place I do not assume I’m the luckiest man on this planet. So it is nice.’

Elsewhere within the interview George raised alarm bells amongst followers as he mentioned as soon as once more that he and spouse Amal Clooney, 47, have by no means had a struggle; They are pictured in 2024

One particular person took to X, previously Twitter to speculate that the couple ‘in all probability have separate bedrooms.’

Another fan speculated on the separate rooms, whereas another person shared a meme of Will Ferrell in Elf with the well-known line from the movie: ‘You sit on a throne of lies.’

The confession that they’ve by no means had an argument was first uttered by George in 2022 whereas on CBS Mornings.

At the time, the actor mentioned it was ‘straightforward’ having a robust marriage with Amal.

Amal, who was additionally available for the interview, ‘It’s maddening to a few of our buddies. I’ve a cousin, really, each time we see him he is like, his first query is, “So have you had an argument yet?” earlier than he says hi there.’ 

George and Amal bought engaged in April 2014 and bought their marriage license in August 2014; they married on September 27, 2014 at Ca’ Farsetti in Italy. 

The couple share seven yr outdated twins Ella and Alexander.